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With all the hubbub about the two new consoles on the market, we thought we’d go back and look at the launch titles for consoles through the ages. Plus we discuss Doctor Who, The Hunger Games, and a lot of disgusting stuff. Seriously, we start out the episode saying the c-word a few times, and for that, we apologize, you c-words.

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Oh and about Killer Instinct, you can also buy the full game for $20. Doesn’t have a ton of characters, but it’s a great fighter and more than worth the price. How many fighters have you played where you basically ignore the majority of the characters? Being able to but individual characters completely makes sense for a fighter.

Ignore the fussy twat who wants you to only discuss current games. I really don’t understand how he can call himself a fan of this podcast but then gripe that it isn’t pretty much just Game Informer: The Podcast. I love how much ground is covered in this podcast. It’s not just some garden-variety consumer report; it’s really more a podcast that just sort of captures the whole pop-culture landscape for me while still being game-centric. Keep it up, guys!

^Jordan Morris is co-host of Jordan, Jesse, Go!, one of the longest running (6.5 years) podcasts currently around. He’s been a guest on this show more than a couple times.

@Bobby, re: complaint about not discussing current games. They’re discussing the very recent launch of two new consoles, neither of which have a huge amount of games to actually talk about(what’s there even to say about a new Madden or Battlefield title). Them placing current console launches in the context of past consoles is pretty interesting and definitely relevant.

I liked the look back; it is really funny how all the “classic” titles we associate with older consoles came out sometimes years after the hardware was released. The original Game Boy wasn’t mentioned — apart from Tetris, it had a kinda lousy assortment of games. Pokemon didn’t come around until 1996, seven years after the system debuted.

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The Xbox One sounds cool but I don’t think I want it to rule my whole entertainment system, especially because I want to get rid of my cable entirely in a few years. It was funny to hear you say the PS4 is ‘just a game console’ because that’s exactly what I want out of it.

Neither launch line up is very good, though the Xbox One seems to have more varied, quality titles. I like the Killzone series and this one’s multiplier has really pulled me in. Playing support is great when you choose the perfect spot to plant the spawn beacon for your team. Plus Resogun is fantastic.

The future game releases are the main reason I went with a PS4. I love the Infamous series and Second Son looks amazing. There are a ton of indies that look great too like Octodad, Nuclear Throne, and Don’t Starve. Plus, if anyone out there has the chance to play Towerfall on Ouya, please do! It was one of the best games released this year and its coming to PS4 early next year so people will actually be able to play it! Having a Vita for remote play and cross buy stuff really sealed the deal.

My PSN name is Nerdygonzo if anyone wants to send me a friend invite. No matter Xbox One or PS4, everyone have fun playing video games!

I just wanna say I’m a big fan of the podcast but, personally, I wish there was more discussion of current games and topics, especially since this is a once-a-week podcast.

Maybe it’s just me, but I have almost zero interest in reminiscing about old games as much as it seems has been the topic of discussion lately. Recently we’ve had entire episodes dedicated to “lost” games, old educational games, and Rampage/General Chaos, not to mention whole shows only tangentially-related to games, such as the NY Comic Con episode and the Meta Game (which is not that entertaining to listen to).

For instance, the past 2 weeks brought us 2 new huge console releases after the longest console cycle ever, and I would imagine that this is on the minds of all gamers right now. It would have been nice to hear episodes where you guys discuss your thoughts on these new machines or games…but instead we get episodes about playing the Meta Game (which has very little to do with video games) and now an episode about console launch games from 8 years ago…instead of the consoles and launch games that are happening now.

It would just be nice to have longer conversations or whole episodes about the games you guys are currently enjoying, looking forward to or just have long-form discussions about recent gaming news. I know you could just say: “It’s a free podcast. If you don’t like it, don’t listen.”, but I really like you guys and the podcast (I do!), I just wish it got back on track to what I loved about it in the first place.